Carotenoids and photosynthesis
Carotenoids are ubiquitous and essential pigments in photosynthesis. They absorb in the
blue-green region of the solar spectrum and transfer the absorbed energy to (bacterio-) …
blue-green region of the solar spectrum and transfer the absorbed energy to (bacterio-) …
Ultrafast dynamics of carotenoid excited states− from solution to natural and artificial systems
T Polívka, V Sundström - Chemical reviews, 2004 - ACS Publications
Carotenoids are, along with chlorophylls, the most abundant pigments found in nature. They
are present in most organisms including humans but can be synthesized only by plants and …
are present in most organisms including humans but can be synthesized only by plants and …
Structures of a phycobilisome in light-harvesting and photoprotected states
Phycobilisome (PBS) structures are elaborate antennae in cyanobacteria and red algae,.
These large protein complexes capture incident sunlight and transfer the energy through a …
These large protein complexes capture incident sunlight and transfer the energy through a …
Photosynthetic light-harvesting (antenna) complexes—structures and functions
H Lokstein, G Renger, JP Götze - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls, together with carotenoids, serve, noncovalently
bound to specific apoproteins, as principal light-harvesting and energy-transforming …
bound to specific apoproteins, as principal light-harvesting and energy-transforming …
Effect of a conjugated carbonyl group on the photophysical properties of carotenoids
D Zigmantas, RG Hiller, FP Sharples… - Physical Chemistry …, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
Effects of introducing a carbonyl group into the conjugation system of carotenoids were
studied for four naturally occurring carotenoids: peridinin, fucoxanthin, siphonaxanthin and …
studied for four naturally occurring carotenoids: peridinin, fucoxanthin, siphonaxanthin and …
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy uncovers mechanisms of light energy conversion in photosynthesis and sustainable energy materials
The invention of the laser in 1960 gave us the ruby laser, which generally produced chaotic
pulses of light. Six years later, in 1966, a concept called passive mode-locking applied to …
pulses of light. Six years later, in 1966, a concept called passive mode-locking applied to …
Carotenoid to chlorophyll energy transfer in the peridinin–chlorophyll-a–protein complex involves an intramolecular charge transfer state
D Zigmantas, RG Hiller… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Carotenoids are, along with chlorophylls, crucial pigments involved in light-harvesting
processes in photosynthetic organisms. Details of carotenoid to chlorophyll energy transfer …
processes in photosynthetic organisms. Details of carotenoid to chlorophyll energy transfer …
[HTML][HTML] Light harvesting complexes in chlorophyll c-containing algae
C Büchel - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2020 - Elsevier
Besides the so-called 'green lineage'of eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms that include
vascular plants, a huge variety of different algal groups exist that also harvest light by means …
vascular plants, a huge variety of different algal groups exist that also harvest light by means …
Understanding/unravelling carotenoid excited singlet states
Carotenoids are essential light-harvesting pigments in natural photosynthesis. They absorb
in the blue–green region of the solar spectrum and transfer the absorbed energy to (bacterio …
in the blue–green region of the solar spectrum and transfer the absorbed energy to (bacterio …
Quantum chemical description of absorption properties and excited‐state processes in photosynthetic systems
C König, J Neugebauer - ChemPhysChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The theoretical description of the initial steps in photosynthesis has gained increasing
importance over the past few years. This is caused by more and more structural data …
importance over the past few years. This is caused by more and more structural data …